The story "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" is about a boy who keeps track of, and takes care of a clock. Although there are words in this story, there are also many pictures throughout. The book looks challenging in the beginning, but then once you begin reading it, it comes together nicely. The pictures set between the parts with just the words are a change of pace for the reader and make it more like a play. The boy, Hugo, lives in the clock and does what he can to survive. After a devastating fire that took his father, Hugo is left to go live with his uncle, who dies in the story as well. Hugo then has no family to turn to so he feels that his ultimate goal or job is to complete the task that his father once had. The pictures are unique in that they look like pencil drawings and are not colorful.
Audience: This story seems to be geared toward a fifth or sixth grade age group. I feel that students around ten and eleven years of age will be able to understand the story and many students at this age have probably seen the movie as well.
Engagement: After reading this book I felt that students would be inspired to be more creative. Even the students who may feel somewhat apprehensive about drawing could use plain lead pencils to complete a picture. Since pictures are an important part of this book I would have students draw a major event that happened in each chapter. Then when students have finished that they can create their own book of drawings with captions under their pictures. They could put them in a binder or keep them together with clips. Students could keep them in their classroom library.
Purpose: The purpose of this lesson will be to expose students to literature and artwork and to help them to become creative with ideas they have about the story Hugo Cabret or even their own stories.
Genre: I would think transmedial is the type of genre that this book would work with. The book Hugo Cabret is an exceptional way to bring art and literature together. Students are exposed to the pictures and artwork and can try to explain how they go hand in hand. Many younger students believe that art and literature are not at all related and by reading this book they can get a feel that it is a type of picture book and also a chapter book. I think this will open their eyes up to literally not judging a book by its cover. They would first look at this book and think it is extremely long and hard to read, but after opening it they can realize that they are beginning to put together art and literature.
Kayla Ramer
LENS 4
March 26, 2013
The story "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" is about a boy who keeps track of, and takes care of a clock. Although there are words in this story, there are also many pictures throughout. The book looks challenging in the beginning, but then once you begin reading it, it comes together nicely. The pictures set between the parts with just the words are a change of pace for the reader and make it more like a play. The boy, Hugo, lives in the clock and does what he can to survive. After a devastating fire that took his father, Hugo is left to go live with his uncle, who dies in the story as well. Hugo then has no family to turn to so he feels that his ultimate goal or job is to complete the task that his father once had. The pictures are unique in that they look like pencil drawings and are not colorful.
Audience: This story seems to be geared toward a fifth or sixth grade age group. I feel that students around ten and eleven years of age will be able to understand the story and many students at this age have probably seen the movie as well.
Engagement: After reading this book I felt that students would be inspired to be more creative. Even the students who may feel somewhat apprehensive about drawing could use plain lead pencils to complete a picture. Since pictures are an important part of this book I would have students draw a major event that happened in each chapter. Then when students have finished that they can create their own book of drawings with captions under their pictures. They could put them in a binder or keep them together with clips. Students could keep them in their classroom library.
Purpose: The purpose of this lesson will be to expose students to literature and artwork and to help them to become creative with ideas they have about the story Hugo Cabret or even their own stories.
Genre: I would think transmedial is the type of genre that this book would work with. The book Hugo Cabret is an exceptional way to bring art and literature together. Students are exposed to the pictures and artwork and can try to explain how they go hand in hand. Many younger students believe that art and literature are not at all related and by reading this book they can get a feel that it is a type of picture book and also a chapter book. I think this will open their eyes up to literally not judging a book by its cover. They would first look at this book and think it is extremely long and hard to read, but after opening it they can realize that they are beginning to put together art and literature.